Sales Consultant

Role: Sales Consultant. Location: Calvinia, Northern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

What This Role Involves

An experienced Sales Consultant is needed to support operations in Calvinia. The role forms part of how the business keeps its retail jobs portfolio strong in Northern Cape.

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Calvinia team on trust, and the Sales Consultant role will feel that from week one.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Calvinia teams, and the new Sales Consultant will feel that from the first week.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Sales Consultant is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Northern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.

Working in Calvinia

Practically speaking, the role is based in Calvinia, within the Upington solar corridor. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Calvinia and the broader Northern Cape region.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Calvinia.

Many candidates already living within reach of Calvinia cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Northern Cape economy.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Calvinia, Northern Cape.

Why Join Us

Notably, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this retail jobs role in Calvinia; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

Importantly, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Importantly, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Your Workplace

Notably, the work environment is fast-paced and customer-facing. Expect long periods on your feet, weekend and public-holiday shifts, and the energy that comes with a busy retail floor.

In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Calvinia site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Equally, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Notably, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Northern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Calvinia.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

On top of that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

What Your Day Looks Like

Your day usually starts before the doors open, walking the floor, checking displays and making sure tills are float-ready. As customers arrive, you switch into service mode, moving between till points, fitting rooms and the stockroom, helping shoppers find what they need and keeping a quiet eye on shrinkage. By the afternoon, you might be receiving a delivery, training a new team member or planning the next promotion, and by close of business you’re cashing up, balancing reports and getting the store ready to do it all again tomorrow.

Notably, the Calvinia office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Calvinia.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Replenish stock and rotate displays in line with promotional cycles
• Respond to customer queries, complaints and product returns
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and consumer protection regulations
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly sales reports for the store manager
• Maintain visual merchandising standards on the sales floor
• Keep the store, change rooms and stockroom clean and organised
• Monitor shrinkage indicators and flag suspicious activity
• Up-sell and cross-sell products in line with branch sales targets

Candidate Profile

• Basic computer literacy (MS Office, email)
• Honest, dependable and security-aware in line with shrinkage controls
• Clear verbal communication skills appropriate to the role; additional languages are an advantage
• Matric / National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
• Minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in a customer-facing retail role

On top of that, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.